Silver or cutlery chest.



No. 653,493. Patented July It), I900.

T. a. WALPUSKI. SILVER 0B GUTLERY CHEST.

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THEODORE G. WALPUSKI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SILVER OR CUTLERY CHEST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,493, dated July 10,1900. Application filed January 18, 1900. Serial No. 1,864. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE G. VAL- PUSKI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSilver or Cutlery Chests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved chest for the storage of silver,cutlery, and other articles in a convenient manner, so that a largenumber of articles can be stored and also displayed in an attractivemanner.

The invention consists of a silver and cutlery chestwhich comprises abox provided with angular front corner-pieces hinged to the side walls,a bottom provided with means for retaining the silver or other articles,a hinged covering-tray and a hinged cover for the box provided with oneor more trays, and means for holding them in position in said cover, theside and rear walls, bottom tray, covering-tray, and cover-trays beingprovided with means for supporting the silver, cutlery, or otherarticles intended to be stored in or displayed by the chest.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved silver and cutlery chest. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical.transverse section on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective View ofmy improved chest shown entirely open so as to exhibit the articlesstored therein, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical transverse section ofthe cover of the chest with its removable trays.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bottom, B the side walls,and O the cover, of my improved chest for storing silver, cutlery, &c.The front wall is centrally divided and made detachable from the bottom,the sections of the front being connected with portions of the sidewalls, so as to form angular front doors or corner-pieces D, which arehinged at d to the remaining rear portions of the side walls, so thatthe angular front doors may be swung on the hinges d in outwarddirection, as shown in Fig. 3, or in inward position, in which case therabbeted edges of the front sections of the angular doors D are made tooverlap and are connected together (Not' necessary to be shown.) Thebottom A has a ;raised tray (1, which is provided with loops or by meansof a suitable locking device.

devices, such as Ct, for supporting a number of articles of silver,cutlery, &c. To the front edge of the raised bottom tray a is hinged by-,a metallic, flexible, or other hinge connection h a covering-tray A,which is made in the nature of a box-tray, so as to cover the bot-= tomtray (1 when folded over the same. "To the box-tray'A maybe hinged oneor more additional trays,if desired. When the hinged box-tray A isfolded outwardly, it is sup ported in line with the bottom A of thechest, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. The coveringtray A, is like thebottom tray, provided with suitable fastening devices a for supportingthe silver or other articles. The inner surfaces of the rear 'wall, thestationary side walls, and hinged angular front doors D are covered withany suitable material and provided with supporting devices (1 d for thesilver articles and cutlery.

The cover 0 is hinged to the rear wall of the chest and provided withone or more trays E E, which are provided with means for supportingsilver or other articles in the same manner as the other walls. Thetrays are supported in the chest by means of parallel grooves 0,arranged in the front wall of the cover, and by means'of locking devices6, that are pivoted to the rear wall of the cover and adapted to holdthe opposite end of the tray E firmly in the cover, so that the samecanbe opened or closed without permitting the detaching of the trays EE. W'hen the trays are to be removed, the pivoted retainin g devices 6are turned in forward direction, so that each tray,which is providedwith a suitable loop 0 at its front, can be bodilylifted out of thecover, if desired, so that access is given to the rear tray, which canlikewise be resupporting devices-such as are used in chests for storingsilver, cutlery, and the like-heretofore in use.

The inner surface of the trays against which the diiferent articles aresupported are padded, while the trays of the cover or lid 0 are notflanged like trays usually, but are in the nature of padded flat boardsor plates, which impart a finish to the interior of the cover and givethe impression that they are a part of the cover itself.

\ The advantages of my improved chest are ethat seven dozens of articlesor more can be stored in the chest-namely, one dozen on the bottom tray,a second dozen on the coveringtray, a third dozen along the rear wall, afourth and fifth dozen along thehinged front corner-pieces, and twoadditional dozens in thetrays ofthe cover. The chest can be readilyopened, so as to exhibit all the silver or other articles in the same,and quickly closed by folding the covering-tray inwardly over the bottomtray and bringing the hinged front corner-pieces and cover in closedposition, said angular front doors, as well as the cover, being closedby a suitable block.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A chest for storing silver, cutlery or otherarticles, consisting of a bottom tray, a hinged and forwardly-swingingcovering-tray for the bottom tray, a stationary rear wall, stationaryside walls, hinged angular front doors formed of the remaining side andfront portions, and a hinged cover, the diflferent trays, and theinterior surfaces of the chestwalls and cover being provided with meansfor supporting the articles, substantially as set forth.

2. A chest for storing silver, cutlery or other articles, consisting ofa bottom tray, a hinged and forwardly-swinging covering-tray for thebottom tray, a stationary rear wall, stationary side walls, hingedangular front doors, formed of the remaining side and front portions, ahinged cover, and detachable trays arranged in said cover, the differenttrays and the interior surfaces of the chest-walls being provided withmeans for supporting the articles, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEO. G. WALPUSKI.

\Vitnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, M. H. WURTZEL.

